EYO4468 - Heslington East Area B6
Type
EVALUATION
Location
Location | Heslington East |
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Grid reference | SE 6460 5130 (point) |
Map sheet | SE65SW |
Unitary Authority | City of York, North Yorkshire |
Technique(s)
Organisation
York Archaeological Trust
Date
2009
Description
Between 8th and 10th December 2009, York Archaeological Trust undertook an archaeological evaluation within a field (designated Area B6), located at the eastern-most end of Kimberlow Hill, Heslington, York, North Yorkshire. The results of the excavations gave little insight into the development of a sequence of well defined and complex palaeochannels. One of these contained well preserved root material which provided a C14 date of 2910 – 2880 BC (Middle Neolithic). The fills of the channels are the result of natural
and human interaction, attested to by a pair of posts which had been inserted into the top of
the later channel sequence in the middle Iron Age (400 – 200 BC). These may have formed
a part of an east-west alignment in the landscape. The results also showed a high probability of the survival of a sealed, well preserved Holocene landscape.
Sources/Archives (1)
- --- SYO1270 Unpublished document: YAT. 2010. Heslington East Area B6.
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Record last edited
Jul 16 2020 2:29PM